Makeup for Droopy Eyes

Has anyone ever told you that you have "puppy dog" eyes? If they
have, then you have the "droopy eye" eye shape. This eye shape is where
the outer corners of your eyes are turned slightly downward, or they
seem lower than the inner corners of your eyes. There is a pretty simple
way to apply eye makeup to de-accentuate that eye shape and make your
eyes appear more open and lifted.

The trick is simple. You want to
keep all eye makeup off of the very outer corners of your eyes. If you
apply makeup in the outer corners, it drags them down more and actually
makes your eyes appear droopier than they already are.

Here is a
step-by-step easy way to apply your eye makeup. You will use at least
three shades of eye shadow: highlight is the lightest shade, midtone is
darker, and the accent is the darkest shade. In order to provide a
visible "lift" to the outer corners of your eye, do the following:

1. Apply the highlight shade to the brow bone and eyelid as well as the inner corner of the lower lash line.

2.
Be careful with the midtone shade, proper placement will lift the outer
corners of your eyes. Apply the midtone shade slightly in from the
outside corner of the eye. You will then sweep the color upwards and in
across the crease and into the inside corner of your eye - (but not onto
the sides of the bridge of your nose!) Also apply the midtone shade
along your lower lashline using a thin, flat eyeliner brush. You will
start slightly in from the outside corner and brush it across to the
inside corner. I know I said don't put anything in the outside corners,
however, applying a little midtone shade across most of the entire lower
lashline will help it blend with the accent shade later on.

3.
Apply the accent shade slightly in from the outside corner and sweep it
up and into the crease, not going as far across the entire eyelid as you
did with the midtone shade. Just like with the midtone shade, go over
the lower lashline with an eyeliner brush, but you will start slightly
in from the outside corner (go slightly further in than you did with the
midtone shade). If you start at the beginning of the outside corner,
you will only accentuate that part of the eye, drawing it down.

The
best trick for applying makeup for droopy eyes is to make sure that the
eye shadow on your top lash line and bottom lash line to not meet at
the outer corner of your eye. This is the perfect way to give the outer
corners a lift. Also, you will create a softer look by using an eye
shadow across the lower lashline instead of an eyeliner. Using an
eyeliner here will make your eyes look too harsh and will tend to drag
the eye downward.

Also, when using mascara, concentrate the color
on the middle and inside lashes. If you place a lot of mascara on the
outer lashes, guess what happens? The corners are accented and your eyes
will look droopy again.

One of the greatest secrets to eye makeup
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